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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That seems pretty reasonable compared to some other activities. [/quote]

We're still on the little kids team.  I've seen the fee schedule for the teenagers--3-4k plus travel expenses to meets.  And then there is spring/summer team which is additional.[/quote]

Ours is around 2K for the winter season (Oct-May) 3x per week plus the the cost of a swimsuit (and a team suit ($40-50) if you want to participate in meets--optional) and we are constantly replacing goggles. Of course, as with anything, you could spend a fortune on state of the art swimsuits and personal training equipment, but that is totally unnecessary, and they always sell extra stuff you might be tempted to buy, so you could end up spending a lot of money on "stuff," but your child could also enjoy the full benefit of the sport for the cost of registration plus 1-2 swimsuits/season.

If you want to do travel meets you can and that would cost more for you, but the regular meets are optional and local (no more than 1-hour drive from DC), and there is no additional cost to participate (other than the team suit). Meets are a time suck though -- we've done three day meets before with 1 hour drive each way/each day for 4-hour meets each day. Bring your lap top or a book! Again, that is optional -- you could skip the meet or just sign up for the races available to your child on one day.

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